Quote Originally Posted by Rob van der Does View Post
HDD not properly starting up do to low voltage, data corruption due to that and even mechanical failure.
I've had id on many HDD's untill the very moment I only use them with a proper powersupply.

An USB-port is certified to deliver 0.5A @ 5V; that's simply not enough for proper HDD usage (only for 1.8" HDD's). And HDD's tend to use more power when they get older.
Rob do you know if I could use a mains powered usb hub.Plug the hdd into hub and then hub into Vu+ solo?